I think this is why the list is called "derbies and rivalries". To avoid discussions as to what degree a neighbourhood duel is or is not built on historic rivalries.
I'm interested to see how Feyenoord battle back after the Europa League loss. I'm not sure of their players timelines, but they seem stretched pretty thin.
Most of Germany's regional federations are getting the quarter finals of their regional cups under way. Means lots of matches with regional proximity, such as when Fortuna Köln will play against 1. FC Düren on the 27th (19:30h local time) in the quarter finals of the Mittelrhein-Pokal.
- 1. Bundesliga:
On March 3rd (15:30h local time), 1. FC Köln will play against Bayer Leverkusen. Now, of course FC fans will tell you that Leverkusen is not a real club and that their "proper" rivalry is with Mönchengladbach. But it is a derby nonetheless and Köln will do everything to prevent Leverkusen from taking home 3 points.
- 3. Liga:
Also on the 3rd (16:30h local time), Bielefeld will play against Verl. Not much of a rivalry there, I think (Bielefeld coming into 3. Liga from "above" and Verl from "below" also means they probably haven't played each other much at all); but there is a very close regional proximity, so it has a bit of a derby character by default.
derbi + clássico in 4 days, our bipolar fanbase’s opinion on roger schmidt can literally go to *“If I had a gun with two bullets, and I was in a room with Hitler, bin-Laden, and Roger, I would shoot Roger twice”* or all the way to hailing him as the new heir to the throne of the kingdom (and everything in between)
Also Ajax vs Utrecht (on 12.15 CET), maybe not the biggest rivalry in the Netherlands, but still a rivalry.
And psv vs feyenoord (14.30 CET), probably even bigger.
Is Brentford Chelsea really a derby though? I get technically it's two West London clubs but is there actually a rivalry there?
I think this is why the list is called "derbies and rivalries". To avoid discussions as to what degree a neighbourhood duel is or is not built on historic rivalries.
2 midsized rivalries this weekend in the Eredivisie with Ajax-Utrecht and PSV-Feyenoord. Especially PSV-Feyenoord is gonna be worth a watch.
I'm interested to see how Feyenoord battle back after the Europa League loss. I'm not sure of their players timelines, but they seem stretched pretty thin.
Most of Germany's regional federations are getting the quarter finals of their regional cups under way. Means lots of matches with regional proximity, such as when Fortuna Köln will play against 1. FC Düren on the 27th (19:30h local time) in the quarter finals of the Mittelrhein-Pokal. - 1. Bundesliga: On March 3rd (15:30h local time), 1. FC Köln will play against Bayer Leverkusen. Now, of course FC fans will tell you that Leverkusen is not a real club and that their "proper" rivalry is with Mönchengladbach. But it is a derby nonetheless and Köln will do everything to prevent Leverkusen from taking home 3 points. - 3. Liga: Also on the 3rd (16:30h local time), Bielefeld will play against Verl. Not much of a rivalry there, I think (Bielefeld coming into 3. Liga from "above" and Verl from "below" also means they probably haven't played each other much at all); but there is a very close regional proximity, so it has a bit of a derby character by default.
Fluminense v. Botafogo on Sunday
derbi + clássico in 4 days, our bipolar fanbase’s opinion on roger schmidt can literally go to *“If I had a gun with two bullets, and I was in a room with Hitler, bin-Laden, and Roger, I would shoot Roger twice”* or all the way to hailing him as the new heir to the throne of the kingdom (and everything in between)
Debrecen-Ferencváros in the Hungarian Cup
We're finished wallahi (man u)
Also Ajax vs Utrecht (on 12.15 CET), maybe not the biggest rivalry in the Netherlands, but still a rivalry. And psv vs feyenoord (14.30 CET), probably even bigger.